I got yelled at!
I got yelled at... for shooting a gun... at the range?
So - Range etiquette?
We were at the range the other morning trying out my new shotty and pistol. All I had left were some 3" magnum slugs. I let two loose. (Bull's eyes!) As I'm lining up another shot, the guy in the next booth yells at me; "JAYSUS, THANKS FOR THE WARNING" giving me a cross-armed stink-eye.
He stood there with the stink face expecting an apology or something. I was rather perplexed and replied; "It don't think that's customary here." I have been shooting at this place 2-3 times a week for months and have NEVER heard anyone call a shotgun warning. This guy seemed to feel entitled to one.
I am still sort of irked by the whole thing. He is the first RUDE firearms person I have had the displeasure to interact with.
To me, calling; "shotgun!" has always been to reserve the front passenger seat. If this guy needs a warning maybe he should pick up a quieter hobby like knitting. At the ranges where any of you kind readers shoot, do they require some sort of vocal warning for shotguns?
One thing I really enjoy about the firearms culture is the uncommon politeness of strangers to each other. I would hate it if I displayed some sort of rudeness on my part by not giving a warning. ("FIRE IN THE HOLE?") But to me, interrupting the shooters on either side of me to inform them a loud sound is coming seems absurd and rude.
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